Federal government recognizes same-sex marriages in six more states [W:70,126]

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Federal government recognizes same-sex marriages in six more states [W:70,126]

ap287692281517.jpgAttorney General Eric Holder announced Saturday that the federal government would recognize the marriages of same-sex couples in six additional states - Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Wyoming - bringing the total number of states in which same-sex marriages are federally recognized to 32, plus the District of Columbia.The announcement means that gay couples married in those states can now qualify for a variety of federal benefits, including Social Security and veterans' benefits. Holder made a similar announcement last week with respect to seven other states. [Colorado, Indiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin]

"With each new state where same-sex marriages are legally recognized, our nation moves closer to achieving of full equality for all Americans," the attorney general said in a statement. "We are acting as quickly as possible with agencies throughout the government to ensure that same-sex married couples in these states receive the fullest array of benefits allowable under federal law."The announcement comes after the Supreme Court decided earlier this month to decline to hear any cases involving same-sex marriage, allowing lower court rulings in favor of marriage equality to stand. The decision effectively cleared the way for same-sex marriages in eleven states.[Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming]

Like I said I dont see the little battles people are desperately and shamelessly trying against equal rights lasting more than 2016 at the absolute latest.
The war is all but over with bigotry and anti-rights people being destroyed at practically every turn.